Robert Appleton Company
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Robert Appleton Company was an early 20th-century New York-based publishing house best known for producing the original multi-volume Catholic Encyclopedia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Appleton Company canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3439900 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Robert Appleton Company Context triple: [Catholic Encyclopedia, publisher, Robert Appleton Company]
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The Macmillan Company
The Macmillan Company was a major American publishing house known for producing influential works in literature, education, and academic scholarship from the late 19th through the 20th century.
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American Stationers Company
American Stationers Company was a 19th-century American publishing and stationery firm known for issuing literary works such as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Twice-Told Tales."
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Rinehart & Company
Rinehart & Company was an American publishing house known for issuing notable mid-20th-century literary works, including major war novels and popular fiction.
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D.
Burroughs Corporation
Burroughs Corporation was a major American business equipment and computer company, best known as one of the early mainframe manufacturers and a predecessor of Unisys.
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Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Robert Appleton Company Target entity description: Robert Appleton Company was an early 20th-century New York-based publishing house best known for producing the original multi-volume Catholic Encyclopedia.
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A.
The Macmillan Company
The Macmillan Company was a major American publishing house known for producing influential works in literature, education, and academic scholarship from the late 19th through the 20th century.
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B.
American Stationers Company
American Stationers Company was a 19th-century American publishing and stationery firm known for issuing literary works such as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s "Twice-Told Tales."
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C.
Rinehart & Company
Rinehart & Company was an American publishing house known for issuing notable mid-20th-century literary works, including major war novels and popular fiction.
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D.
Burroughs Corporation
Burroughs Corporation was a major American business equipment and computer company, best known as one of the early mainframe manufacturers and a predecessor of Unisys.
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E.
Charles L. Webster and Company
Charles L. Webster and Company was a 19th-century American publishing firm founded by Mark Twain to publish his own works and those of other authors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book publisher
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publishing company ⓘ |
| activePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
encyclopedias
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theological literature ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| industry | publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| notableFor | publishing the original multi-volume Catholic Encyclopedia ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Catholic Encyclopedia
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surface form:
The Catholic Encyclopedia
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| product |
Catholic Encyclopedia
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surface form:
The Catholic Encyclopedia
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| publicationFormat | multi-volume reference works ⓘ |
| publicationType |
reference books
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religious books ⓘ |
| regionServed |
English-speaking Catholic community
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| specialization |
Catholic reference works
ⓘ
religious publishing ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
Catholic theology
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Roman Catholicism ⓘ church history ⓘ |
| workCount | multi-volume sets ⓘ |
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Subject: Robert Appleton Company Description of subject: Robert Appleton Company was an early 20th-century New York-based publishing house best known for producing the original multi-volume Catholic Encyclopedia.
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